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BY r z M ATTORNEYS Aug. 7, 1951 M. SPERLING INEANT'S SLEEPING ACCESSORYFiled Jan 17, 1947 2 Shee'cs-Sheell 2 i l2.. 1:1121. i 4 :i EN alNvENToR MoH/ws SPERMA/6 ATTORNEYS Patented ug. 7, T951 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFIC Application January 17, 1947, Serial No. 722,695

(Cl. 12S-134) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to infants sleeping accessories, and moreparticularly to such an accessory which is adjustable for growth of thechild.

Sleeping accessories which may be used on a childs crib or bed forconfining the child and keeping it covered, are already known. Theprimary object of the present invention is to generally improve suchsleeping accessories. Some objects of the present invention, in commonwith other known sleeping accessories, are to keep the child coveredduring sleep; to eliminate danger of the child rolling off the bed whenan open bed is used; and to prevent wetting of the mattress. A moreparticular object is to provide for changing the dimension of theaccessory to accommodate growth of the child from birth to an age ofseveral years.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing general objects and other morespeciiic objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides inthe sleeping accessory elements and their rela.- tion one to the otheras arehereinafter more particularly described in the followingspecification. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspectiveview showing the accessory in use;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the pocket or bag portion of the accessoryat minimum length; i

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the pocket at medium length; Y

Fig. 4 is a similar View showing the addition of a panel to provide apocket of maximum length;

Fig. 5` is a fragmentary transverse section drawn to enlarged scale inthe plane of the line 5--5 of Fig. 3; L

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of theline 6--6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 'I is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane ofthe line T-'I of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of theline 88 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of an edge of the bag portion 'of the accessorydrawn to smaller scale. showing one arrangement of the snap fasteners;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10, and shows the relation of the snapfasteners when the pocket is of minimum dimensiones shown in Figs. 2 and6; and

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 areschematic views drawn to greatly reduced scaleand explanatory of a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, and in particular to Figs. 1 and 2, thesleeping accessory comprises a base sheet I2 dimensioned tosubstantially cover the mattress I4 of a'childs crib I6. There aretapes'l for fastening the base sheet I2 in position. There is also a baggenerally designated 2|! secured to the base sheet I2. This bagi is madeup of a second sheet 22 one end portion 24 of which is secured to thebase sheet at a point displaced inwardly somewhat from the end of thebase sheet. The remaining edges of the second sheet 22 are free of thebase sheet, the side edges being provided with fasteners 26 whereby thefree end portion 28 of the second sheet may be folded over the securedend portion 24 with the side edges held together by the fasteners 26 inorder to provide a pocket which is open at the top, and closed at thesides and bottom.

In the preferred arrangement shown, the tapes I8 are located at thecorners of the base sheet, and may in turn be connected to the cornerposts of the crib. The second sheet 22 is long'but preferably narrowerthan the base sheet I2'. The fasteners 26 may be snap fasteners ofstandard type. Either the base sheet I2, or the second sheet 22, orboth, may be made of water-proof material. Any of the modern transparentwebs of synthetic plastic material may be employed, but in such casesthe edges are preferably piped with a fabric piping, indicated at 30 forsheet I2, and at 32 for sheet 22. The sheets may also be woven fabricsheets suitably processed to water-proof the same.

If desired, the sheet 22 may be made up of a main center portion 34 andtwo narrow side .portions 36, the side portions being secured to thecenter portion by means of piping 38 so arranged as to facilitate avertical expansion of the bag portion as is best shown in Fig. 5. This,in addition `to the fact'that the second sheet is prferably secured tothe first sheet along only the top edge, avoids unduly confining thebaby.

I n accordance with the present invention, the side edges of the bagportion are provided with additional fasteners such that a .part of thetop of the bag may be folded downwardly and secured in folded-downposition, as is shown at 40 in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Thisprovides a pocket of minimum length for a small or newborn infant. Thesection of Fig. 6 shows how the upper portion` 4U .is reversibly foldedto shorten the pocket. This is useful whenever the desiredlength ofpocket is less than half the length of the second sheet.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, which show the second sheet opened outflat, it will 'be seen that K ll the said fasteners are showninterengaged.

In Fig. 9 these fasteners face upwardly.

As the child grows and it is desired to provide a pocket of mediumlength, it is merely necessary to unfasten the snap fasteners 44, 46 andto put into use the remaining` ones of the normal fasteners, or morespecifically, the male fasteners 52 and the female fasteners 54.

As the child grows still,` further, it may be desired to still furtherlengthen the pocket. ,Ref ferring -to Figs. 7 and 8, for this purposethe up. per` edge, 69 of the pocket is dropped from the positionY shownin Fig. 7 to the position s hown inA Fig. 8, andan extra panel G2 isadded to complete the pocket. By dropping the edge 69 as shown, thebottom end or fold 64 of the pocket is lowered substantially. vDue tospace limitations on the drawings, this drop is only partly indicatedinFig. 8. However, by comparing Figs. Y

3 and 1, it will be seen that the bottom end or fold 34 of the pocket has been dropped a Ysubstantial distance, making room for the additionofthe panel 52.

Reverting to Figs. 9 and l0, it may be explained that the male fasteners66 are extra fasteners provided between some ofthe regular femalefasteners. When the female fasteners near the free end of Ythe sheetVare employed with the lextra male fasteners Se, the edge 50 of the sheet22 is brought down to the desired lowV point. Referring now to Fig. 4,the panel 92 has, female fasteners 6:8 at its side edges which may beused ywith the regular vmale fasteners of the portion of sheete that isused as the lower half of the pocket. If desired, a few extra fasteners70 may befprovidedat the bottom edge of the panel 62 indicated. It isreversely folded for a substanr tial distance, as shown at S9 and 8,2 inFig. 1,2, for a pocket of minimum length. For a pocket of medium lengthit is folded at 80 and 84 as shown in Fig. 13, and for a pocketofmaximum lngth it is folded at 86, as shown in Fig. 14. The side edgesare, of course, provided with fasteners appropriate to establish atleast the three main lengths of pocket shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, andif desired, additional intermediate lengths.

The `attachment of the top edge of the upper sheet or pocket to thelower sheet may be releasable, as bythe use of a row of snap fasteners,instead of bythe use of the permanent stitching shown. This is desirablewhen using widely different materials for4 the base sheet and for thepocket. For example, one may use a wateren-roof and washable materialfor the pocket, and an expensive silk material for the base sheet. Y

It will be understood that the infant may be and ordinarily will bewrapped in appropriate blankets or covers, inside the pocket of theaccessory.

It is believed that the construction and method of use of my improvedinfants sleeping accessory, as wel] as the'advantages thereof, will beapparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will also beapparent that while I have shown and described my invention in severalpreferred forms, changes may be made in the structures shown withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, as sought to lbe del-ined inthe following claims.

I claim:

l. An infants sleeping accessory comprising a base sheet for use on acrib mattress, means on the base sheet'for fastening the sheet inposition, and a bag secured to the'base sheet, said bag comprising asecond sheet having its upper edge secured nearan upper edge of the basesheet, fastening means on the upper surface of' the second sheetadjacent the side edges thereof whereby the free end portion of thesecond sheet may be folded over with the side edges held together' bythe fastening means in order to provide a pocket `of desired lengthwhich is open at the top and closed at the sides, and-fastening means onthe lower surface of the second sheet adjacent the sid-e edges thereofwhereby a part of the upwardly folded portion of the second sheet may bereversely folded downwardly and secured-in folded-down position when thedesired length of pocket is less than half the length of the secondsheet. f

e 2. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim 1, in which thesecond sheet is narrower and longer than the base sheet.

3. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim l, in which thesecond sheet is attached to the base sheet solely at the upper edge ofthe base sheet.

4. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim 1, inwhich thesecond sheet is made up of a main center portion and two narrow sideportions, said side portions being secured tp said center portion byhems which tend to dispose ythe side portions inwardly, but said sideVportions. ,being bent'out'wardly, whereby the parts are so arranged asto facilitate a vertical expansion of the bag portion,

MORRIS SVPEIRLING.

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